July 2, 2023

Stellantis inks battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko

Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake.

July 2, 2023

Australia’s coal exports by volume set to rise on Asian demand

Growing demand in India and Southeast Asia is expected to push up Australian coal exports in the next three years.

June 30, 2023

Stellantis signs deal with Kuniko for supply of battery materials

The automaker will get 35% of future production of battery-grade nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate from Kuniko's exploration projects in Norway.

June 29, 2023

NSW regulator says Newcrest’s Cadia mine has taken steps to reduce dust pollution

Newcrest's flagship gold mine has been under investigation by the EPA after testing of residential rainwater tanks identified heavy metal contamination.

June 29, 2023

Stelar Metals secures 90% stake in Trident lithium project

The asset hosted tin and tantalum mining for decades and is known to contain lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite formations.

June 29, 2023

Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study

Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

June 28, 2023

World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest

The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe.

June 28, 2023

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

June 28, 2023

New method helps produce heavy metal-free biosolids for fertilizers, biochar

Researchers have developed a method to remove heavy metals from biosolids to reuse them and produce high-grade biochar.

June 28, 2023

Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.